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Table 4 Underlying causes of severe maternal morbidity and maternal near miss

From: Severe maternal morbidity and near misses in tertiary hospitals, Kelantan, Malaysia: a cross-sectional study

Underlying causes

SMM (n = 395)

MNM (n = 47)

n (%)

n (%)

Anaemia

68 (17.2)

13 (27.7)

Previous caesarean section

89 (22.5)

17 (36.2)

Prolonged/obstructed labour

11 (2.8)

2 (4.3)

  1. SMM severe maternal morbidity, MNM maternal near miss